Chapter Fifteen - The Graves
We stopped far in the back of the property. The backyard was mostly an open field, there were no fences or delimiters, but everyone seemed to know where one's land ended and where the neighbor's started. However, my grandparents' land was covered by thick and tall trees. It almost seemed creepy with the darkness of the night. Even with the lights of the back of the house turned on, bright white, the place seemed haunted.
We walked towards the far end of the property, which was completely hidden by the wild trees. "Harry told me to let the trees cover this place, kind of like a sanctuary," Mr Aedes explained.
There were two small, improvised tombstones. My grandparents' graves. James and Lily Potter.
"Did he tell you where he was going?" Uncle Ron asked, a bit impatiently.
Mr Aedes sighed. "He told me was inspecting all his properties before leaving to some grim old place," he said.
"Grimmauld Place," my uncle muttered. "We went there, we never found him. That house is empty."
The old man shook his head. "He wouldn't stay there, that's for sure. He said he had discovered a little land that belonged to his grandfather, James' father. But he didn't say where it was." Then, he frowned thoughtfully. "Maybe that friend of James, Lupin, was it? Yes, maybe he knows where that land is."
Uncle Ron nodded. "Thanks a lot, Mr Aedes. You've been a great help." Luna nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, Mr Aedes," I said, as well.
The man smiled at me. "I hope you find him, little one."
We returned to the car with new hope. It was very late, so Uncle Ron decided we would stay at a hotel that he had spotted downtown. Like everything in the tiny city, it was rather small, with only eight rooms. We rented one for the night.
The room had two small beds and a long couch. My uncle automatically went to the couch, while Luna and I got the beds. We were too tired to care where we would sleep. We ate some sandwiches from the bottomless basket, and fell asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillows.
Notes: Another short chapter, I know. But the chapters are thematic, thus some are longer than
others. We'll see something very interesting in the next chapter!
By the way, I might take the last exam in July, so I'll have some more time for this story, until the last weeks of
May or something.